Desalination of sea water is undoubtedly a very expensive and energy-intensive proposal under today's aggregate situation. It would be nice to know what is the maintenance situation of the Chennai plant, particularly in view of the fact that around 90% of the WTPs/STPs are non functional in the country or only having primary treatment under working condition. Despite the newer technologies, these infrastructures are very expensive and energy-intensive also.
Published by Prof. Partha Sarathi Datta, Independent Consultant on Water & Environment
Desalination of sea water is undoubtedly a very expensive and energy-intensive proposal under today's aggregate situation. It would be nice to know what is the maintenance situation of the Chennai plant, particularly in view of the fact that around 90% of the WTPs/STPs are non functional in the country or only having primary treatment under working condition. Despite the newer technologies, these infrastructures are very expensive and energy-intensive also.